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Sunday, April 02, 2006

ISP provider security found wanting

Friday's Australian IT section has a report that a customer of Sydney internet provider Astratel discovered that he could view billing information and call records for other customers by simply listing the customer's phone number in an online query form. Astratel told Australian IT that it had been experiencing difficulty with security locks - "the conversation was then terminated without explanation".

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Peter Timmins is an Australian lawyer and consultant who works on FOI and privacy protection issues in Sydney, NSW. He has Arts and Laws (Honours) degrees
from the University of Sydney, and has been involved in the FOI field for 25 years.Peter is an experienced public speaker and commentator. See In the News and Testimonials, and Career Summary for more details on background and experience.